Donker Mag

Donker Mag
Studio album by Die Antwoord
Released	3 June 2014
Recorded	2012–14[1]
Length	49:51
Label	Zef
Producer	DJ Hi-Tek DJ Muggs
Die Antwoord chronology
Ten$Ion (2012) Donker Mag (2014) We Have Candy (TBA)
Singles from Donker Mag
"Cookie Thumper!" Released: 18 June 2013 "Pitbull Terrier" Released: 20 May 2014 "Ugly Boy" Released: 4 November 2014

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(61/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	B-[4]
Consequence of Sound	(negative)[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Donker Mag (Afrikaans for: Dark Power) is the third studio album by South African hip hop and rave group Die Antwoord. It was released on 3 June 2014 by Zef Records.^[7]

Singles

The album's lead single "Cookie Thumper!" was released on June 18th 2013.^[8] A music video for the second single^[9] "Pitbull Terrier" was released on May 20th 2014.^[10][11][12] Another music video for "Ugly Boy" was released on November 4th 2014 ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Fuk Me"	0:28
2.	"Ugly Boy"	3:33
3.	"Happy Go Sucky Fucky"	4:11
4.	"Zars"	1:05
5.	"Raging Zef Boner"	3:19
6.	"Pompie"	1:16
7.	"Cookie Thumper!"	3:20
8.	"Girl I Want 2 Eat U"	4:04
9.	"Pitbull Terrier"	3:40
10.	"Strunk"	4:30
11.	"Do Not Fuk wif da Kid"	1:03
12.	"Rat Trap 666" (featuring DJ Muggs)	5:44
13.	"I Don't Dwank"	3:25
14.	"Sex"	4:36
15.	"Moon Love"	2:17
16.	"Donker Mag"	3:20

• "Don't Fuk Me" quotes the movie Scarface, where Ninja's monologue came from.
• "Ugly Boy" features, heavily, a sample from the song "Ageispolis" by Aphex Twin.
• "Happy Go Sucky Fucky" is based on the song "Expander" from the game Streets of Rage 2, scored by Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima.
• "Girl I Want 2 Eat U" quotes the dub of Azumanga Daioh, where Yolandi's monologue at the end of the song came from.
• "Pitbull Terrier" is based on the song "Pit Bull" by Emir Kusturica and No Smoking orkestra from the Black Cat, White Cat OST.
• "Moon Love" is from the album "Good Morning, South Africa" by Max Normal, Ninja and Yolandi's earlier hip-hop group.
• "Sex" is based on the song "Sea, sex and sun" by Serge Gainsbourg.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 11 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 26 scope="row" Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 53 scope="row" Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] 15 scope="row" Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] 49 scope="row" French Albums (SNEP)[19] 193 scope="row" German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 95 scope="row" New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 32 scope="row" Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 71 scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[23] 103 scope="row" UK Independent Albums (OCC)[24] 18 scope="row" UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] 8 scope="row" US Billboard 200[26] 37 scope="row" US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[27] 1 scope="row" US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] 4 scope="row" US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[29] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 189

References

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2. "Donker Mag - Die Antwoord". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. Jeffries, David. "Donker Mag - Die Antwoord". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. Fowle, Kyle. "Die Antwoord still hostile, compelling on latest LP". The A.V. Club. Onion Inc. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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7. "Die Antwoord Announce New Album Donker Mag, Share Disgusting "Pitbull Terrier" Video". Pitchfork Media. 2014-05-20.
8. "Die Antwoord's Icky 'Cookie Thumper' Video Packs a Painful Surprise Ending". Spin. 2013-06-19.
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11. "Die Antwoord's 'Pitbull Terrier' Video Follows Around a Pitbull Terror". Rolling Stone. 2014-05-20.
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